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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the only way to quiet Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?
(a) Turn it down.
(b) Turn it off.
(c) Ear plugs.
(d) Walk away.

2. In "The Band," what does Marcus point to as the reason that The Band had the influences of many different bands and yet had an original sound?
(a) They studied under many different bands.
(b) They stole from the best and pieced it together.
(c) They were musical geniuses.
(d) They were inheritors of rock 'n' roll.

3. According to Marcus in "The Band," what message did The Band originally try to get across?
(a) Beauty can come from terror.
(b) America is a disappointment.
(c) America has possibilities no one has seen yet.
(d) You cannot win when everything is against you.

4. What betrayal does the song "Tears of Rage" convey?
(a) A husband betrayed by his wife.
(b) America betrayed by those who refuse it.
(c) Americans betrayed by the promise for success.
(d) A man betrayed by his best friend.

5. According to Marcus, what does Elvis symbolize?
(a) The beginning of something new.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) The American dream realized.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did RCA first present Elvis as?

2. Who did Marcus speak with while in Woodstock to interview Robbie Robertson?

3. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what song does Marcus say "set the stage for rock 'n' roll"?

4. According to Marcus, what did Staggerlee represent to the black community?

5. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?

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